Using Comics with ESL/EFL Students Justine Derrick derrick_justine (at) yahoo.com Salisbury‚ Maryland‚ USA Introduction Comic strips‚ comic books‚ and graphic novels can be used in ESL and EFL classrooms to encourage students to read. They can also form the basis of several classroom activities that will engage students and generate discussion. Second Language Acquisition‚ Reading‚ and Comics In all theories of second language acquisition‚ input plays a role (though the role varies
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Charles M. Schulz wrote the first Peanuts comic strip on October 2nd‚ 1950. In 1950 Schultz sold his first comic to the United States. The name that was given to the comic before the US changed it to Peanuts‚ was Li’l Folks. Schulz himself didn’t like the new name. Charlie Brown and his two young friends‚ Shermy and Patty‚ were in the first strip that had 4 panels. "Discover the Original Title for the Peanuts Cartoon Strip." About.com Education. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 08 Apr. 2016. 1951 The first color
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Comic conventions in ’Educating Rita’ The 1980’s play Educating Rita by Willy Russel shows many of the main features of comedy. It involves two different societies clashing‚ for example. Rita‚ a hairdresser who comes from a working class family and is married to Denny whose aim in life is to have a baby‚ wants to get educated. She meets Frank‚ her tutor in the open University who comes from an upper class family. In the beginning‚ Rita appears to be the typical working class women. She is
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How Girls Saved Comics A history comics targeted towards girls from the late 1940’s through the 50’s Even before the end of World War II‚ superhero comics were falling out of favor with the American audience. The single issue stories were becoming stale- there are only so many ways Superman can punch the bad guy without boring his fans. More than that‚ the war was taking its toll on the minds of non-military Americans. After years of international violence shaking up their lives‚ "people were sick
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Chi Ian Lo (Cammie) MAN 105-01 Professor Fontes October 20th‚ 2014 Case Study #2 Breathe Right Question 1. What are the advantages and disadvantages for CNS taking Breathe Right strips into international markets? According to the article of "CNS Breathe Right Strips"‚ it mentions people worldwide suffer from snoring and the global market trends to increase availability of OTC products formerly available only by prescription; it also tend to self-care so the more people can afford basic medical
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4/24/13 Comp II/Ledbetter Crest White Strips and Iced Coffees Living in the 21st Century‚ there have been so many changes to grocery stores. In the past‚ you could never walk into the grocery store and purchase food and clothing all in the same place. While there have been so many changes‚ our lifestyles have evolved as well. So many people attend the grocery on a daily basis. It also used to be the mother’s job to grocery shop and the now the roles have shifted a little and fathers grocery shop
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FORMS OF COMICS AND THEIR CULTURAL MEANING Comic art is a nice way of visual storytelling and it has been loved by many people all around the world. In this paper‚ I will be focusing on American‚ European and Japanese comic forms and cultures. American Comics The format of American comics are mainly multi page thin periodicals‚ which have coloured graphics. Most common are the weekly periodicals. Popular American comic culture started with Superman in 1938 and the concept of superheros became
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Significance of Comic Scenes in Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe In tragedies‚ the playwright tries to give relief to the audience by introducing comic scenes or episodes. Literally such comic interludes is known as tragic relief. A tragedy creates tension in the mind of the audience. Therefore it becomes necessary to relax the minds of the audience by including comic scenes in the play. Otherwise‚ it generates some sort of emotional weakness. The audience of the Elizabethan period pressed for comic interludes
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Marketing Management Spring 2013 Case #1 – The ‘Comic’ Book is Always Better Marvel Comic Books – Printed Edition Strengths | Weaknesses | Strong Brand Equity Strong Financial PositionCore UsersLeadership | Distribution PointsFocus on Digital Growth | Opportunities | Threats | Foreign MarketsPromotion PointPlacement Opportunities | Digital Comic Books Competing Media | Strengths. a. Strong Brand Equity – Marvel Comics has strong name recognition in the United States and
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Confectionery & Consumer Products and Licensing of characters. While carrying on operations in these lines of business‚ Marvel ignored the alternative means of entertainment which were trending e.g. video games. Moreover‚ interest of collectors in comic books was reduced which was not addressed by Marvel. So it was the bad strategies of Marvel which caused it to file for Chapter 11. Question 2 a) Will the new restructuring plan solve the problems that caused the Marvel to file for Chapter 11?
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